Elswick

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname.

A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4238).

A suburb and ward in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2263).

A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Examples

Also, because of a drop in demand, future orders for guns would be supplied from Woolwich, leaving Elswick without new business. Source: Internet

Early closures included Smiths Dock at North Shields in 1909, which became a ship repair yard, Armstrongs of Elswick in 1921, Richardson Duck of Stockton (1925), Priestman's of Sunderland (1933) and Palmers of Jarrow and Hebburn (1933). Source: Internet

In 1882 Armstrong’s company merged with Mitchells to form Sir William Armstrong, Mitchell and Co. Ltd. and in 1884 a shipyard opened at Elswick to specialise in warship production. Source: Internet

Armstrong gathered many excellent engineers at Elswick. Source: Internet

Elswick was the only factory in the world that could build a battleship and arm it completely. Source: Internet

In 1876, because the 18th-century bridge at Newcastle restricted access by ships to the Elswick works, Armstrong’s company paid for a new Swing Bridge to be built, so that warships could have their guns fitted at Elswick. Source: Internet

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